A police statement said: “The two male suspects approached the victims’ vehicle on foot from the rear. The suspects began demanding that the victims hand over their money. Balbuena exited the vehicle, and one of the suspects began shooting,” the Los Angeles Daily News reported.”

It wasn’t the first murder related to a Craigslist ad. Richard Beasley, who claimed he was a preacher, was sentenced to death in Ohio for killing three men who answered a phony ad he placed for a caretaker for a non-existent farm. Beasley had a teen helping him, who was sentenced to life.

The Denver Post reports Craigslist has been criticized for not paying enough attention to safety. Marketing and consumer affairs professor Prashant Malviya of Georgetown McDonough School of Business, said,

"Craigslist has had a very laissez-faire attitude. Their attitude is... people will police themselves." The Post said Craigslist did not reply to a request for a response.

The Times said it ended a lull of 10 days with no fatal shootings in the city.